Student Success Committee announces statewide tour schedule

The bipartisan group of legislators will be taking public testimony from around Oregon to help formulate a plan to improve public education and provide adequate funding for schools.

The committee’s first trip will be to Eugene on Thursday. Committee members will hold a listening session with students in the morning and tour schools and meet with local school board members, administrators and education advocates in the afternoon.

Public testimony will be from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Sheldon High School auditorium. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per person, and sign-up sheets will be available at 6:30 p.m. Testimony for the record can also be submitted at jcss.exhibits@oregonlegislature.gov.

“As a committee, one of our key tasks is to see firsthand what’s working in successful schools and determine how we can duplicate their success in schools across Oregon,” said committee Co-Chair Sen. Arnie Roblan (D-Coos Bay) in a news release. “Thursday is just the beginning of our journey.”